GUE CAVE SIDEMOUNT

GUE’s Cave Sidemount course is designed to introduce experienced cave divers to the use of the sidemount configuration in a cave environment and to meet the challenges posed by such an environment. The course’s intended outcomes are to help divers understand the techniques required to safely navigate confined cave passageways and the advantages and disadvantages of a lateral equipment configuration.

In order to enroll in a Cave Sidemount course you must:

Submit a completed registration form, a medical history, and a liability release to GUE Headquarters

Be physically and mentally fit

Have diving insurance, such as DAN

Be a nonsmoker

Obtain a physician’s prior written authorization for the use of prescription drugs, except for birth control, or for any prior medical condition that may pose a risk while diving